Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go commando

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: go -com-man-do
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To not wear underwear (chiefly underpants) under one's outer clothing.

Intransitive verb

verb

To forgo standard protections.

verb

To forgo something usually considered standard equipment.

Example Sentences

"Ross: … why do you have to wear underwear tonight? Joey: It's a rented tux, 'kay? I'm not gonna go commando in another man's fatigues."
"A little girl in pink exited one of the stalls with her mother behind her. “I wear big girl underpants now!” she proclaimed. She looked up at my sister. “Do you wear big girl underpants?” Nicki stared down at her. “No, I generally go commando.”"
"Cute, but I saw a panty line. I stripped my panties off. No time to do more shopping—I'd just go commando."
"I was one of the only soldiers out there wearing hearing protection; all the rest just went commando."
"Does this mean you shouldn’t bother setting a password on your network? Absolutely not — WPA/WPA2 are still much better options than WEP or going commando, but it's important to realize that these “protected” setups aren't bulletproof."
"It may even be a minority of one. I carry my phone around just the way the deities made it. It happens to be an iPhone, but I'd feel just the same about a Samsung Galaxy -- especially the Edge series, which strikes me as quite beautiful. Is there no way you can let your phone go commando?"

Etymology

Cited since 1974, as university slang; explanations as to original meanings differ.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

goes commando (present, singular) going commando (participle, present) went commando (past) gone commando (participle, past)

Questions

What does go commando mean?: To not wear underwear (chiefly underpants) under one's outer clothing.
Where does go commando come from?: Cited since 1974, as university slang; explanations as to original meanings differ.

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